I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 132 Hinata, let me introduce you to a good friend, Uchiha Milkshake.

"Grandpa was resurrected using Edo Tensei? Is it Orochimaru?"

After Yagyu and his group returned to Konoha and reported to Tsunade.

What shocked Tsunade was not that Chiyo had developed a forbidden resurrection technique that involved exchanging lives for lives, but that her great-grandfather had been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

When it came to the Impure World Reincarnation technique, the first person she thought of was Orochimaru. She asked incredulously, "Weren't his hands taken by Sarutobi-sensei? And weren't the souls of my great-grandfather and great-grandfather also taken by the Shinigami? How did he break the Uzumaki clan's Reaper Death Seal?"

"Is there a way to break that sealing technique?"

Karin, dressed in a black suit, was also incredulous.

Over the years, Karin has seen countless sealing techniques, both those taught to her by Yagyu and those from the Leaf Village's forbidden jutsu library, and has mastered countless different sealing techniques.

Karin had certainly seen the Reaper Death Seal, which was on the same level as the Yin Seal but was completely different in power, despite having the same learning difficulty.

Summon Death, offering your own soul as the price, so that Death can take away the enemy's soul.

The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique only records this method of mutual destruction, but not how to break it.

Thinking about it, that makes sense. They're both sealing techniques that lead to mutual destruction, so how could there possibly be a way to break them?

Now, the first person to break the Reaper Death Seal has appeared, which is sure to shock Tsunade and Karin.

But what Yagyu said next shocked Tsunade even more.

"It's not Orochimaru, but the S-rank rogue ninja Hiruko," Yagyu said with certainty. "Although he looks younger than in the photos, I still managed to figure out his identity when I fought him."

"What, Hiruzen?!"

Tsunade's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "That guy didn't die, and he even joined Akatsuki?"

"Furthermore, he has mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and he also has Hashirama cells." Yagyu nodded, offering his analysis. "If nothing unexpected happens, he should be colluding with Orochimaru."

"Those two bastards who have fallen into the abyss of forbidden techniques!" Tsunade gritted her teeth, then ordered Karin, "Tell the other ninja villages about the Kazekage's situation and tell them to keep an eye on their own Jinchuriki."

"Yes." Karin nodded respectfully.

After reporting, Yagyu submitted the S-rank missions he had completed earlier and took Kurenai and the others to collect their rewards.

"Red Teacher, Yakumo, Shino, thank you for your hard work these past few days. Take a good rest, and we'll do missions together again when we have the chance."

At the crossroads, Yagyu parted ways with Class 8.

Yuhi Kurenai and the others nodded, then chose different directions to go home.

Kurenai Yuhi and Yakumo Kurama traveled together, while Yagyu and Hinata's homes were in the same direction.

Hinata kept her head down the whole way as she walked home with Yagyu.

If you lift her hair, you'll see that her ears and cheeks are slowly turning red.

If you get a little closer, you can even hear her heart pounding; you have no idea what she's so nervous about.

"Hinata, see you another day."

The two soon arrived at the door of the Yagyu family's house.

Yagyu opened the small gate to the courtyard and waved to Hinata with a smile.

"Yagyu...Yagyu-kun, see you another day!"

Hinata, who had been lost in her own thoughts, suddenly snapped out of it, her face flushed, and she looked somewhat at a loss.

Hinata felt a pang of disappointment when she saw that Yagyu wasn't acting as usual.

However, the shy girl certainly didn't have the courage to take the initiative.

After saying goodbye to Yagyu, Hinata lowered her head and hurriedly tried to leave.

Suddenly, her little hand was grabbed.

Turning her head, she saw Yagyu grinning mischievously, saying, "Just kidding! You think you can leave right here at my doorstep? Hinata, you're too naive!"

After saying that, Yagyu and Hinata disappeared without warning.

At the same time, a combined barrier was also set up in Yagyu's room, blocking out sound and the scent of blooming photinia flowers.

However, the barrier disappeared less than an hour after it was set up.

"Hinata, let me introduce you to a good friend!"

As the voice faded, the two streams of chakra vanished into thin air, instantly traversing several countries and appearing in the boudoir of a shrine in the Land of Demons.

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It was late January of Konoha Year 64.

More than half a month has passed since Gaara was captured by the Akatsuki.

Meanwhile, information about the Akatsuki's targets being Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts had already been presented to the leaders of the ninja villages that possessed Tailed Beasts.

However, the five great ninja villages did not unite to discuss how to wipe out the Akatsuki organization, as if they did not care at all.

It's unclear whether it was due to decades of accumulated hatred, an inability to let go of pride, or a disregard for the Akatsuki organization...

In short, the Akatsuki organization was indeed underestimated.

……

"I told you before, you don't need to follow me, nothing will happen."

"There's no other way. This is the Raikage's order. Lord Yugito, you always carry out missions alone. If the Akatsuki finds you, the village won't even have time to send reinforcements."

"Tch... They're just S-rank rogue ninjas who couldn't stay in the ninja village anymore. If they dare to come, I'll make sure they don't leave alive!"

"..."

In the Land of Waterfall, a few small countries separated from the Land of Lightning, three women and one man, who had just completed their mission, were walking back home.

Two of them had fair skin, and two had dark tan skin; they were none other than Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, and the Samui Squad.

The people they were talking to were the voluptuous Samui and the two Yukito, who had long, light brown hair, a queen-like demeanor, and an extremely arrogant personality and tone.

The exchange was at the Jonin level, but Chunin Omoi and Karui couldn't join in and could only lag behind by two body lengths, silently following behind them.

It's not hard to see from the conversation between Samui and the two Yugito that the Fourth Raikage, while not intending to join forces to wipe out the Akatsuki, did not completely ignore Konoha's friendly reminder.

As for why Samui's team, whose strength was even weaker than Yugito's, was sent to accompany them, only the Fourth Raikage and Samui himself probably knew the reason.

Hello... everyone!

Just as Sami and the two Yumu people were chatting, a very enthusiastic voice suddenly came to their ears.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, they saw two figures appear on a rock not far away at two o'clock.

They were all wearing black trench coats embroidered with red clouds. One of them, a very young-looking boy who appeared to be only a teenager with long, flowing silver hair and black eyes, was sitting on a rock, carrying a gourd-shaped fan on his back.

The other one was wearing a birch-colored, swirling mask with only the right eye of Confucius on it, and was waving his arm vigorously at them, clearly greeting them.

Upon seeing these two people, the arrogance on the faces of the two wooden figures was instantly replaced by seriousness and solemnity.

Samui's squad immediately drew their short swords and katanas, their bodies tense, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads and faces.

Completely unaware!

This is a desolate, rocky mountain area, where Sam occasionally releases his senses.

Not long ago, she released her senses, and even though there was a vast area around her, there wasn't a single trace of chakra.

But now, two streams of chakra suddenly appeared at the two o'clock position.

This sudden appearance, unlike the teleportation technique, left Samui constantly wondering what was going on.

Earth Release, or Transparent Release, or perhaps... a space-time ninjutsu?

Regardless of the reason, the fact that they could conceal it from themselves as Jonin, and that they could transform into tailed beasts using their own consciousness, and that their strength was among the top five in Kumogakure, both demonstrate that these two individuals possessed considerable power.

Suddenly, Samui, who could remain calm even when facing a desperate situation, seemed to remember something and hurriedly reminded him, "Lord Yugito, that white-haired guy is Hiruko, who was in the same class as the legendary Sannin. He has mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique like Orochimaru, and may also be skilled in other forbidden techniques. Be careful."

"I see."

Upon seeing the two wooden figures nod, Samui turned his back to Omoi and Karui and quickly made several coded hand gestures.

Upon seeing Samui's gesture, Omoi and Karui exchanged a glance, then simultaneously used Lightning Release chakra to stimulate their cells, and their figures vanished in a flash.

"You can have those two little mice; I'll deal with these two women."

Bai Mao jumped down from the rock, took out the Flame Fan from his back, and laughed, "I've had this fan for so long, but I haven't used it in battle yet. It'll be a good time to see the power of the legendary Uchiha Flame Fan."

"Don't go too far. Remember to protect the life of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

Obito Uchiha spoke in a voice only those with a hundred faces could hear, then his body suddenly burrowed into the ground, chasing after Omoi and Karui, who were doing something unknown.

Upon seeing this, Samui's expression changed instantly, and he was about to go and support Omoi and Karui.

"Samui, get out of the way!"

At this moment, the two wooden figures suddenly shouted a reminder.

All they saw was Bai Mao raising a flaming fan with one hand and forcefully fanning it at them from a distance.

In an instant, a gale howled.

Just like a wide-range wind-style ninjutsu, the gale not only stirred up sand and gravel, but also materialized into wind blades that tore the earth apart and swept towards Samui and the two Yugito.

Samui and the two Yukito quickly dodged.

The Cloud Ninja, skilled in ninjutsu and taijutsu, possessed incredibly fast teleportation speeds, easily dodging the Hundred Faces' greeting.

When the two Yugito reappeared, they were already on the right side of Hyakko, spitting out a ball of rat-shaped blue flame from their mouths.

As soon as the flames flew out, they dispersed into twenty or thirty small fireballs, just like the Uchiha clan's Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique, bombarding towards the Hundred Faces.

In response, Bai Mao simply waved his fan, sending all the fireballs flying.

Swah——

Taking advantage of the moment when Hyakko waved his fan, Samui instantly appeared to his left, gripping the short sword covered in lightning chakra in her backhand, transforming it into a blue-white crescent arc, and slashed towards Hyakko's neck.

clang!

A metallic clanging sound rang out, and Samui's beautiful blue-green eyes widened in surprise.

A bone segment extended from Bai Mao's shoulder, blocking Samui's attack.

The strike, imbued with the nature transformation of Lightning Release and so sharp it could easily cleave rocks in two, failed to sever Hyakko's bones.

Although he was extremely shocked, the calm Samui did not lose his composure. Instead, he immediately retreated after his fatal blow failed.

Bai Mao greatly admired her decisiveness.

"roar……"

Just then, a beast's roar reached their ears.

Then a massive surge of chakra, like a meteorite, hurtled towards Hyakko.

Looking up, they saw that the two Yugito had entered half-tailed beast transformation. Blue chakra and black cat demon patterns appeared on their bodies. Their beige hair was curled up, their eyes had turned white, and their hands had transformed into huge and sharp blue cat claws, carrying a cold light and power that could tear everything apart, as they swung down towards Hyakko from top to bottom.

Faced with this powerful and heavy blow, Bai Mao did not dodge, but instead held up his Flame Fan to meet it head-on.

The fan collided with the sharp, huge cat claws, but the flame fan was not torn apart by the claws, nor did it even make an explosion.

The cat's paw, formed from the tailed beast's chakra, with its black patterns, quickly dissipated and soon returned to a human hand.

The attack not only failed, but Yugito Nii, whose chakra had been drained, couldn't help but show a hint of confusion on her beast-like face.

Hyakuma, observing the expressions on the two Yugito's faces, chuckled, "Uchiha... rebound!"

Swah——

In an instant, the flame fan flashed with dazzling white light, releasing a terrifying heat wave formed by the fusion of wind and fire nature transformations, directly blowing the two Yugito away.

His body, which was not enveloped by the tailed beast's chakra, was tattered, and his skin showed signs of high-temperature burns.

"what……"

A cup of scalding milkshake caused the two Yukitos to scream in agony.

There will be a 10,000-word bonus chapter, but I won't start writing it now. The book will be recommended on Sunday, and I'll start writing it after the recommendation ends.

(End of this chapter)